9 years ago I got married and got a prenup to protect a trust I had been given from my mother's passing. 2 years ago I got divorced. I got to find out that what

9 years ago I got married and got a prenup to protect a trust I had been given from my mother's passing. 2 years ago I got divorced. I got to find out that what the prenup protected was already protected as a matter of law, and that further the language in the prenup implied it protected her contributions to her 401k, but only protected the interest on mine. It was a very badly drafted prenup. In the end, it involved additional time and expense to get an expert on family law in the state we were married in (got divorced in another state) and mediation to come up with an agreement that was fair. Those who think that prenups are a smart thing to prevent yourself from getting screwed in a divorce, keep in mind the just add to the complexity of a break up and in many cases end up just getting tossed out.